The next word I want to talk about is “quietly”. It’s in so many headlines and blurbs now. It’s as if “AI thinks that inserting the word “quietly” automatically upgrades any sentence into something thoughtful.” And it did the first few times, but after hundreds, it loses its meaning. I hate it. I can’t even [ ]
I saw some posts about people using the word whimsy as an adjective. I am whimsy! It sounds so wrong but I’m wondering if its going to make its way into the dictionary if enough people keep doing it. I thought of this because I scrolled back through my hundreds of open tabs looking for [ ]
Champagne was invented on this day, it’s national chocolate chip cookie day, and first date with Pete day! We’re still having great adventures even if they look a little different than 13 years ago. We discovered what lice look like! And we dealt with it together. Because Pete is the best. Also I got a [ ]
Another hot day today. I got a walk in early. Now I have my weekly work meeting. Kiddo asked to sit on the bed in the guest room next to my desk. Bubbles joined us too. It felt really nice. The rest of the day had a few big storms roll through. Kiddo wanted to [ ]
Kiddo has been sleeping in the big bed on weekends. This weekend was particularly busy and we didn’t get to be until around 10pm each night so she’d sleep in until 9. Pete and I (and Bubbles and Olaf) all wake up long before then but one of us stays so she doesn’t wake up [ ]
It’s been so difficult to write lately. Every time I try everything feels so fragmented. Lots of fun and good things have happened lately, but I’m having trouble finding that cohesive thread- either to string them together or just to get inspired to start. And then I feel like some of my hang-ups to writing [ ]
I was planning to run today but Canadian wildfire smoke was out in force. I’ve been riding that wave of “how worried should I be” feeling all day. Currently seem to be coasting right now but we’ll see what tomorrow brings. Other stuff in the news is the cyclospora outbreak aka explosive diarrhea from a [ ]
Pete joined me at the coffee shop this morning while kiddo was at camp. We tried a few different coffees that had cardamom and cinnamon and cream. They were tasty but plain cold brew is still my favorite. Afterwards, I remembered H Mart was on the way home so we stopped there and got some [ ]
Kiddo had a new summer camp start this week. It’s at a dog shelter but it’s a bit of a drive to get there. So I looked up coffee shops nearby and there is a Yemeni one called Haraz I decided to try. Ever since reading The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi which takes place in [ ]
Last night Pete and I rode our bikes to Buckledown Brewery which we haven’t done in a very long time. Then we headed over to Lagrange to meet Brian and Jess at Mak’s. There was a craft fair going on, and a band that used to play at NIU when I was there, plus we’d [ ]